Belmont World Film’s 24th International Film Series, “Thicker Than Water,” will take place on Mondays at 7PM at the West Newton Cinema (1296 Washington Street, West Newton) from March 30 – May 18. After a two-week break, the series continues with the observance of Pride Month on June 1 and…
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Cherry Street Music presents A Scottish Cèilidh — an evening of Gaelic folk music and dance led by caller Summer McCall and her band — on Saturday, April 4 at 7PM at The Allen Center (35 Webster Street, West Newton). Pronounced “KAY-lee,” a cèilidh is a traditional Scottish (and Irish…
The Naumburg Award–winning Lydian String Quartet will present an evening of exceptional chamber music on Friday, April 10 at 7:30PM at The Allen Center (35 Webster Street, West Newton). The program features Schubert’s Quartettsatz, Lembit Beecher’s Juniper and Birch (2024, commissioned by the Lydian String Quartet), and Benjamin Britten’s String…
Pro Arte Chamber Orchestra welcomes conductor Paul Polivnick to lead a concert entitled Signs of Life on Sunday, April 12 at 3PM at the Second Church in Newton (60 Highland St, West Newton). Conductor Paul Polivnik returns to Pro Arte in April for a powerful program of music for string orchestra. Antonín Dvořák transformed an…
The Scandinavian Cultural Center (206 Waltham Street, West Newton) welcomes the Aryaloka String Quartet (Mark Latham and Beth Welty, violins, Noralee Walker, viola, Sandi-Jo Malmon, cello) back to Music Mondays on April 13 from 2-3PM. The quartet will perform a thoughtful new program by the early 20th century French composer…
Newton Conservators invites you to bird watch with longtime avian enthusiasts Ian Buzby, Michael Hanley, and Ted Kuklinski (a past president of Newton Conservators) on Saturday, May 9 from 8 – 10AM, at Dolan Pond Conservation Area, a local birding hotspot. Meet near 76 Webster Park, West Newton, and park…
Rose Advanced Skin Care (d/b/a Advanced Beauty Lab) in Newtonville is one of 48 small businesses in Massachusetts to win a MassDevelopment Biz-M-Power Grant in the 2025 cycle. This award was for $50,000 toward the cost of a laser hair-removal system, which was delivered in January. MassDevelopment had intended to…
“Healthcare Not Warfare.” “Hate Won’t Make Us Great.” “Santa Hates ICE. These are just some of the many messages that members of the Highlanders Visibility Brigade spell out from a bridge over the segment of the Mass Pike (I-90) that passes through Newton. Since June 2025, the group, sponsored by…
The Book Ladies’ Book Swap is held monthly at West Newton Cinema (1296 Washington Street, West Newton). The next Book Swap at the Cinema will be on Saturday, February 21, 12:30PM-3PM. Find future dates on The Book Ladies’ Facebook page. A bit of history… Nancy Brown and Annette Seaward started…
The First Unitarian Universalist Society of Newton’s (FUUSN) Social Justice Speakers Task Force is holding a discussion with Christine Nguyen, Jefferson Hussey, and Renee Hamilton, volunteer organizers with the Eastern Service Workers Association (ESWA), on Sunday, February 22 at 12PM in the FUUSN Alliance Room (1326 Washington Street, West Newton). ESWA is an all-volunteer association of…